‘Desdemona Roopakam’ to be staged

Natya & STEM (House. Time. Vitality. Motion) Dance Kampni presents Kampni Kutcheri — Chamber Live performance Sequence — which is able to function singer MD Pallavi and Bindhumalini. The duo has come collectively for a theatrical manufacturing known as Desdemona Roopakam.

Desdemona Roopakam seems to be at a particular scene from Shakespeare’s Othello, says Pallavi. “Our play questions the demise of Desdemona, why it occurs and the best way it occurs. We draw parallels with Indian epics to see the function of ladies in them. We introspect on the views that these tales are informed from and how much a presence a lady had in these tales.”

Kaikayi, Shakuntala, Renuka and Yellamma are a number of the characters explored within the play says Pallavi. The playback singer, a educated classical vocalist, has gained Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Puraskar and the Karnataka State Movie Awards for greatest playback singer for her track ‘Nodayya Kwate Lingave’ for the Kannada movie Duniya.

MD Pallavi, who will probably be singing and performing within the play

The play could have lots of music, aside from spoken phrase poetry says Pallavi. “It was created in the course of the pandemic, when director and playwright Abhishek Majumdar approached us with the concept of Desdemona.”

The play is co-written by Pallavi, Bindhu Malini, Veena Appiah, Abhishek Majumdar and Irawati Karnik. “It additionally makes use of a number of the authentic strains from Othello.” In addition to classical music, Desdemona Roopakam can even have genres reminiscent of Yellammana atta, Harikathe and people music.

Desdemona Roopakam will probably be staged on September 25 at 5.30pm and 7pm at Natya STEM Studio, Malleswaram. An artwork appreciation charge of ₹99 will probably be collected on the venue.